Documentary about the near-lost craft of Victorian flowermaking. The programme was contributed to the Museum of London and as such is in the public domain.
David Bloor is possibly the last of the flowermakers, in a business unit on a North London industrial estate. Since the filming of this documentary he has sadly gone out of business.
Credits
As per end-title crawl.
Shotlist
David Bloor is introduced by his son Thomas.
Documents the creation of an artificial white rose using original Victorian tools and techniques.
Thank you to the Bloor family for sharing this journey. When I discovered my great grandfather from Hackney was an Artifical Flower Maker, it was a great
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find to learn about the industry - in the same area!
Reviewer:
Maureen Rose Vaughan
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October 9, 2021 Subject:
Informative
Nice little documentary, shame the sound quality makes it harder to understand the speakers.
Reviewer:
Frank Menzel
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January 28, 2008 Subject:
Great! What about a move?
This documentary is great! I think it should be moved to an other section (like movies or documentaries) to give it the attention it deserves.